HIRE Challenge

  More than 20,000 ex-offenders are released from Indiana prisons each year
  Over 1/3 return to prison within three years – rates increase to 60% when individuals remain unemployed
  The estimated incarceration cost to taxpayers is $20,000 per year, per inmate, the average time served is 7.8 years in Indiana

YTD 2018

HIRE Success

  99% Statewide Participant Retention Rate
  Businesses Engaged Statewide: 1,000
  Average Hourly Rate: $10.86

HIRE Statistics

  52% of participants entering the program possessed a High School Diploma or Equivalency
  25% of participants entering the program possessed more than 12 years education
  85% of program participants are male / 15% are female
  49.8% of job placements were in a production environment and 15.4% were placed in a food service/restaurant environment
  33.4% of participants are referred while on parole;
  31.5% of participants were referred by Community Corrections / 8.6% from our WorkOne Offices
  Other participant placements included opportunities in warehouse, construction and custodial/janitorial services